The Mechanical Engineering department is the largest department at Mines and continues to grow in student enrollment, faculty and research volume.
The Mechanical Engineering department is the largest department at Mines and continues to grow in student enrollment, faculty and research volume.
Mechanical Engineering by the numbers
1,364
undergraduate students
252
graduate students
39
faculty
$65,977
2018 average starting salary for BSME graduates
$11.9 million
awarded research in
fiscal year 2019
85%
undergrads who complete internships
140
companies, national labs and universities
that hire our grads
#21
in BSME degrees awarded (out of 267 schools)
reported by ASEE Engineering by the Numbers
Student Highlights
Bradley Jesteadt: “I was excited to be around so many people with the same interests and hobbies as me.”
Michael Byckovski: “My time here will prepare me to be the best possible engineer.”
Claire Teklitz: “The only thing cooler than building rockets is launching them.”
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John Berger
Department Head
John Berger
Department Head
Jason Porter
Assistant Department Head
for Graduate Studies
Jason Porter
Assistant Department Head
for Graduate Studies
Kristy Csavina
Assistant Department Head
for Undergraduate Studies
Kristy Csavina
Assistant Department Head
for Undergraduate Studies
Upcoming Events
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NEWS
- Bradley Jesteadt: "I was excited to be around so many people with the same interests and hobbies as me."
- Additive manufacturing of shape memory alloys creates efficient, eco-friendly cooling technology
- VIDEO: Bats are experts at navigating in the dark. What if mine rescue first responders were, too?
- Designing extra-tough nanocomposite materials for protective coatings, armor
- Michael Byckovski: "I am fully confident my time here will prepare me to be the best possible engineer in a professional setting."
- Putting ‘Pepto’ into the belly of a boiler
- “Bat vision” isn't just for comic book heroes any more
- Designing possibilities: Addressing the adaptive equipment needs of people with disabilities
- Natalie Kalin: "I want to work on technologies that help shape the world in a positive way."
- In the workplace of the future, AI could help personalize training for displaced workers